icarus

Note: With permission, this post is largely copied from the blog of my Twitter pal @AimeesBlog. It tells the story of a mysterious bird found in our goat pasture … and as she says, I guess he flew a little too close to the sun. (Also think it provides some insight into my goofy times spent twittering. If you haven’t yet, try it. Good times.) Thanks, Aimee!

To preface the Twitter conversation below, please meet Icarus. I spotted him while I was out in the field with the goats – running but not flying. He’s a Sora and he has a sore wing. I’d never seen a bird in this area that looked quite like him, so I took these pictures.

My pal, @AimeesBlog (Aimee E.) and I had a little Twitter conversation about Icarus & it went like this (my tweets are in green & Aimee’s are in block quote):

Need BIRD xpert; found this while doing goat chores, never seen one before. Injured wing? Can u identify? http://twitpic.com/4s3i0

P.P.S. Earlier this evening, we needed to do some mowing in parts of the field where Icarus had been spotted. He was not to be found anywhere in the area. Hoping for small miracles – I like to think that he managed to move on, safely.